Many ideas are stolen , especially by the science fairs at schools. We invented the Lady's disposable razor with shaving foam in the handle . Never getting a patent ,,,, Gillette later came out with a disposable razor with shaving cream strips about a year afterwards! Also the Pet Rock was invented by my late husband's mother. She would make them ,and the leash with the invisible dog. Which she sold at flea markets in NYC during the late 60's!!!! If you have a unique idea ....PATENT IT !

When i was a small child, whenever I would accidentally break a dish or cup my mom used to tell me she was going to send me to sell rocks in a bag at the freeway offramps. Fast forward 25 years I worked a home decor company, who sold rocks in a bag for $22.95. When I contacted the company that sold these bags they happily informed that 25 years they would hear a neighbor tell their child they would send to sell rocks in a bag to pay for the broken dishes... They were my upstairs neighbors!